Comparison between Experience-Based and Household-Undernourishment Food Security Indicators: A Cautionary Tale.

ABSTRACT: Food security is a multi-dimensional concept that requires multiple indicators to measure it correctly; however, single food security indicators are often used individually or interchangeably. The misinterpretation of individual food security indicators can have important implications for policy design and implementation. The general objective of this paper is to show the discrepancies that may arise when using two different food security indicators that operate in the same dimension of the food security concept and yield the same outcome (food security status of the household) in three of the scenarios that they might be used: (1) for measuring the prevalence of food insecurity, (2) for understanding its drivers, and (3) for estimating the potential impact of a policy. The specific object

SUBMITTER: Sandoval LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7692183 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature